Mohammad Rafi's 'Mazaar' (Grave) Destroyed !

Mohammad Rafi's 'Mazaar' (Grave) Destroyed !
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It is sad but true that 25 years after his death , legendary singer Mohammad Rafi's grave ('mazaar')at the the Santa Cruz (Sunni) crematorium has been flattened/raized by the trustee . The matter came to light when veteran playback singer Anwar went to pay his respect to Mohammad Rafi on July 31 before performing at a concert on the occasion of Mohammad Rafi's death anniversary at Bhaidas Hall ('Sabhagirah).

There is widespread anger and anguish amongst the lovers and fans of the late singer and head of the 'Sahitya Kala Akademy ' Ahmadpur , Siddharth Kumar Suryavanshi has wriiten to the Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh to acquire the place of his grave and declare it a protected area . He also informed that admirers of the late singer were ready to pay for area where Mohammad Rafi was buried , but neither the trusty nor any other post holder was ready to listen .

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